Bob Dylan announced he will be touring minor league ballparks again this year, but has an all-star lineup of guests including Willie Nelson and John Cougar Mellencamp. read more | digg story

What Makes Us Human?: Scientific American. “Efforts to identify those regions of the human genome that have changed the most since chimps and humans diverged from a common ancestor have helped pinpoint the DNA sequences that make us human….” …. Genuinely fascinating article.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Amazon blocks Phorm adverts scan. “Amazon has said it will not allow online advertising system Phorm to scan its web pages to produce targeted ads….” —- Good…. a few more companies need to take this sort of action!

BBC NEWS | Technology | Twitter all clear after worm wave. “Twitter has been given the all clear after a worm infected “tens of thousands of users”. But experts say the attack could have been much worse….”

Some Of Our Favorite Easter Eggs. —- Techcrunch. “Just as children love hunting for Easter eggs, we love finding virtual Easter eggs in software and Web apps—those intentional hidden messages, features or jokes built into the software that users in the know may stumble upon at some point during their experience with the application. We’ve [...]

Scientists create chocoholic dream: all the taste with none of the calories – Telegraph. “A new inhaler – dubbed Le Whif – has been developed by scientists, allowing chocoholics to enjoy all the treats they can handle for zero calories….”